A SANDSTONE FRAGMENT OF PROBABLY SURYA AND A

Description:

SANDSTONE FEMALE BUST
Central India, 12th cent. and probably Port-Gupta, 6th/ 17th cent.
H. 25/ 17 cm
Originally carved in standing posture, his chest decorated with a pair of necklaces, lotus flowers are visible at shoulder level, his face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes, his head topped with the kiritamakuta, head halo behind and placed below an arch sculpted with apsaras and gandharvas; The bust is sculpted with a pair of prominent breasts and her neck decorated with a necklace, on a base.
From the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940 - 2024) assembled since 1965 - Partly chipped, wear